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Community Calendar
Click here for directions to submit your Jewish nonprofit community event to the Community Calendar. Federation encourages you to consult and follow the latest Connecticut COVID-19 guidelines when planning in-person events.
ABOUT RED AND ORANGE LETTER EVENTS:
- To request a Red or Orange Letter event, please submit your event as you would any other, but include “RED LETTER: Event Name” or “ORANGE LETTER: Event Name” as the title (for example: RED LETTER: JCC Annual Meeting).
- All events will be added to the Community Calendar in the order they were submitted.
QUESTIONS? Contact Samantha Schoenberg at schoenberg@jewishhartford.org.
To download a four-year Jewish Holiday Calendar, click here.
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May
14
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Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with Six13 live at The Bushnell in Hartford. World renowned acapella parody group Six13, known for their videos like Bohemian Chanukah (a Queen adaptation), a Billy Joel Passover, a We...
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May 31, 2021
May
1 2021
May
2 2021
RED LETTER: Celebrate By Design With Susie Fishbein- YIWH Annual Fundraiser
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Virtual Event
Join us for an exclusive virtual cooking demonstration & discussion on Sunday May 2, 2021 with Susie Fishbein,…
May
3 2021
Connecting Our Giving Community
7:00PM - 8:00PM
zoom
Let’s Connect! Building Relationships Through Philanthropy
May
3 2021
May
4 2021
Ariel Burger, Witness: Lessons From Eli Wiesel's Classroom
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Zoom Event
Voices of Hope welcomes Ariel Burger, author of Witness: Lessons From Eli Wiesel's Classroom.
May
4 2021
Emanuel Synagogue Executive Committee Meeting
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Emanuel Synagogue
78 Parsons Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Emanuel Executive Committee Meeting (meets first Tuesday of every month)
May
5 2021
May
5 2021
Lions of Judah and Pomegranates Speaker Event
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Zoom
This is a Lions of Judah and Pomegranates event that will feature Rachel Cohen Gerrol discussing her experience on a …
May
6 2021
May
6 2021
ALEPH, On Zionism, Israel, and Social Justice
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Zoom
Prof. Gil Troy (McGill University)
Thursday, April 29, 2021
On Zionism, Israel, and Social Justice
A Distinguished S…
May
7 2021
PJ Library Virtual Shabbat Club
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Enjoy a preview of Shabbat with other parents and grandparents raising Jewish children!
May
7 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat Club
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join other families with young children to the Mandell JCC to welcome Shabbat outdoors. We will sing songs, enjoy a P…
May
8 2021
Shabbat morning service
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Laura Minor
88 Anderson Ave.
Bristol, CT 06010
This Zoom service will be led by Rabbi Alana Wasserman. Join Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation for worship.
May
10 2021
UConn Center for Judaic Studies - 40ish Anniversary Lecture and Celebration
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Virtual Zoom program
A virtual lecture and reception to celebrate the 40-ish anniversary of the UConn Center for Judaic Studies and…
May
10 2021
Let's Talk Shtisel: An Exclusive Conversation with Michael Aloni
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Join Jewish National Fund-USA for the largest, most anticipated national Women for Israel event of the year, an intim…
May
11 2021
PASC Social Committement Subcommittee Meeting
5:00PM - 8:00PM
PASC Social Committment Subcommittee Meeting - Invitation Only
May
11 2021
Wallenberg Speaker Event
5:00PM - 6:15PM
Zoom
This is an event for Members of the Wallenberg Society.
May
11 2021
May
12 2021
May
12 2021
Crossfire
What really happened at Sinai
Debated by the Gopin family Rabbis
Across three time zones
Rabbi Eli Ros…
May
13 2021
May
13 2021
RED LETTER: You Are Not Alone: A Virtual Evening with Brooke Shields
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Virtual Event
CT
Please join Tara's Closet and Jewish Family Services for an unforgettable evening discussion as we shine a spotlight…
May
14 2021
PJ Library Virtual Shabbat Club
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Enjoy a preview of Shabbat with other parents and grandparents raising Jewish children!
May
14 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat Club
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join other families with young children to the Mandell JCC to welcome Shabbat outdoors. We will sing songs, enjoy a P…
May
17 2021
Shavuot Festival & Yizkor Service
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for our Festival Service as we celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, hear the Ten Commandments, and remember our …
May
17 2021
Monday Night Shavuot
6:45PM - 10:00PM
Young Israel of West Hartford
Did you know Jews invented the all-nighter?!
There is an ancient Jewish custom to stay up late on Shavuot! Join us fo…
May
17 2021
Monday Night Shavuot with JTConnect
6:45PM - 10:00PM
Did you know Jews invented the all-nighter?!
There is an ancient Jewish custom to stay up late on Shavuot! Join us fo…
May
18 2021
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Andi Fliegel: Leaning into Liturgy
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us via Zoom.
Do you sit through services and wonder what it is you're really saying? Do you opt out of worship b…
May
18 2021
May
18 2021
Emanuel Synagogue Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Emanuel Synagogue Board of Trustees meet monthly, on the third Tuesday of the month
May
19 2021
May
19 2021
Community Conversations: Launch & Book Club Info Session
7:00PM - 8:00PM
http://bit.ly/CCInfoSession519
Community Conversations on Racial Inequity
Info Session & Launch of First Book
A…
May
19 2021
May
20 2021
May
20 2021
May
20 2021
Discussion: The Importance of the Babylonian Exile
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a Zoom event.
How did the Babylonian exile affect the evolution of Jewish religious practice?
How are Deutero…
May
20 2021
May
21 2021
PJ Library Virtual Shabbat Club
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Enjoy a preview of Shabbat with other parents and grandparents raising Jewish children!
May
21 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat Club
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join other families with young children to the Mandell JCC to welcome Shabbat outdoors. We will sing songs, enjoy a P…
May
21 2021
Shavuot and Shabbat
6:30PM - 8:00PM
This will be on Zoom OR at a location to be determined
37 Main St ( not the actual location)
Southington, CT 06489
Join Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation for a combination Shavuot/Shabbat service led by Rabbi Alana Wasserman. We ho…
May
23 2021
Zoom Seminar with Writer-in Residence Erika Dreifus
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Description:
Following two excellent Short Story Coffee Break programs in April where participants discussed Erika’…
May
23 2021
The Beatles' Jewish Connection
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Tracy Mozingo Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Get back to the sights and sounds of the 1960s as Jonathan Lightman takes us on a Magical Mystery Tour of the Jews th…
May
24 2021
PASC Engagement & Outreach Subcommittee Meeting
5:30PM - 7:30PM
PASC Engagement & Outreach Subcommittee Meeting
invite only via zoom
May
25 2021
RED LETTER: HINENI 2021 with Lior Raz of "Fauda"
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Virtual event
Join us for
HINENI: HERE FOR EACH OTHER
A virtual celebration with Lior Raz of “Fauda”
Tuesday, May 25, 202…
May
27 2021
May
27 2021
How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
As activists and rebels, lawyers and judges, rabbis, writers and more, Jewish women influenced many of the key politi…
May
28 2021
PJ Library Virtual Shabbat Club
11:00AM - 11:30AM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Enjoy a preview of Shabbat with other parents and grandparents raising Jewish children!
May
28 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat Club
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join other families with young children to the Mandell JCC to welcome Shabbat outdoors. We will sing songs, enjoy a P…